DENSMOKE] 



CHIPPEWA MUSIC II 



221 



WORDS (rREE translation) 



I go around weeping for my love 



Analysis. — The three recorded renditions of this song vary slightly 

 in the length of the sustained tones. The transcription is from the 

 second rendition. The rhythmic unit, which is long, occurs four 

 times. The middle part of the song contains progressions similar to 

 those of the unit, but having a different rhythm. All the tones of 

 the octave are contained in the song, which is melodic in structure. 

 The subdominant is given special prominence. (Compare Nos. 106, 

 109, 170.) The interval of the fourth appears in the formation of the 

 melody (see No. 22). 



Voice J =96 

 Recorded without drum 



No. 111. "Come, Let Us Sing" 



Sung by Dji^sia^sjEno'kwe 



(Catalogue No. 444) 







umbe^bina come, I beseerh you 



iiagumo^da let us sing 



wegonei/wSndji'da why are you offended? 



Analysis. — This song consists of three parts, the first two chiefly 

 in double, and the last m triple, time. There is no rhythmic unit, 

 and the rhythm of the song as a whole is smooth and graceful. The 

 wide intervals suggest to the eye a certain awkwardness not present, 

 however, in the rendition by the Indian singer, who sang the melody 

 with sweetness and good intonation. The words, which were sung 

 indistinctly, are not transcribed. The interval of the fourth occurs 

 frequently in the middle part of the song (see No. 22). 



